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| Tuition and Fees statements | Tuition and Fees statements | Tuition and Fees statements |
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| Earned Income Credit (EITC) | Earned Income Credit (EITC) | Earned Income Credit (EITC) | Earned Income Credit (EITC) | Earned Income Credit (EITC) |
| Child Tax Credit (CTC) | Child Tax Credit (CTC) | Child Tax Credit (CTC) | Child Tax Credit (CTC) | Child Tax Credit (CTC) |
| Deduct student tuition, payments, and loan interest | Deduct student tuition, payments, and loan interest | Deduct student tuition, payments, and loan interest | Deduct student tuition, payments, and loan interest | Deduct student tuition, payments, and loan interest |
| Report your retirement income | Report your retirement income | Report your retirement income | Report your retirement income | Report your retirement income |
| Digitally organize all of your tax docs for up to six years | Digitally organize all of your tax docs for up to six years | Digitally organize all of your tax docs for up to six years | Digitally organize all of your tax docs for up to six years | Digitally organize all of your tax docs for up to six years |
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| Have a Health Savings Account (HSA) | Have a Health Savings Account (HSA) | Have a Health Savings Account (HSA) | Have a Health Savings Account (HSA) | Have a Health Savings Account (HSA) |
| Deduct real estate taxes and home mortgage interest | Deduct real estate taxes and home mortgage interest | Deduct real estate taxes and home mortgage interest | Deduct real estate taxes and home mortgage interest | Deduct real estate taxes and home mortgage interest |
| Organize contract, freelancing, gig work, and other self-employed income | Organize contract, freelancing, gig work, and other self-employed income | Organize contract, freelancing, gig work, and other self-employed income | Organize contract, freelancing, gig work, and other self-employed income | Organize contract, freelancing, gig work, and other self-employed income |
| Report stocks, bonds, and other investment income (Schedule D) | Report stocks, bonds, and other investment income (Schedule D) | Report stocks, bonds, and other investment income (Schedule D) | Report stocks, bonds, and other investment income (Schedule D) | Report stocks, bonds, and other investment income (Schedule D) |
| Report cryptocurrency sales (cryptocurrency taxes) | Report cryptocurrency sales (cryptocurrency taxes) | Report cryptocurrency sales (cryptocurrency taxes) | Report cryptocurrency sales (cryptocurrency taxes) | Report cryptocurrency sales (cryptocurrency taxes) |
| Claim rental income & deductions (Schedule E) | Claim rental income & deductions (Schedule E) | Claim rental income & deductions (Schedule E) | Claim rental income & deductions (Schedule E) | Claim rental income & deductions (Schedule E) |
| Claim your small business expenses | Claim your small business expenses | Claim your small business expenses | Claim your small business expenses | Claim your small business expenses |
| Report all business deductions and asset depreciation | Report all business deductions and asset depreciation | Report all business deductions and asset depreciation | Report all business deductions and asset depreciation | Report all business deductions and asset depreciation |
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